7. Growing a Successful Consulting Business
Speaker: James V. Kelly, Jr., Principal and CEO, JVKellyGroup,
Inc.
James V. Kelly, Jr. - As CEO of JVKG, Mr.
Kelly is extremely active in understanding and charting
the course of major corporations in expense management solutions.
Mr. Kelly was formerly Managing Director of Global eSourcing at
Deutsche Bank. He has significant expertise in using metrics to
increase purchasing performance; process reengineering through
process mapping; contract negotiation and supplier management
utilizing a balanced scorecard approach. Previously Mr. Kelly
was a Team Leader in the Sourcing and Strategic Relations practice
area at Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group/DRT Systems. Prior
to that he was Vice President of US Purchasing Operations at Citibank.
Mr. Kelly is a featured speaker at seminars concerning eSourcing
and how to measure its return on investment. He is also a former
President of the National Association of Purchasing Managers (New
York) and a current board member. Recently, Mr. Kelly was elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Suffolk-Nassau Chamber
of Commerce in Huntington, NY.and
has two years experience helping others start an eBay business.